Former NC Court of Appeals Judge Chris Brook on the increasingly politicized state judiciary
Former NC Court of Appeals Judge Chris Brook
If there’s a branch of North Carolina state government that’s undergone the largest transformation in recent decades – both in its role and its make-up – it’s likely the state courts. Thanks in large part to an aggressive effort spearheaded by Republican legislators and funders, a combination of law changes and the dedication of millions of dollars in campaign spending have combined to make the state’s judiciary vastly more partisan and our judges more ideologically divided.
That said, it’s also true that even as this transformation has proceeded…
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